Jaap Rameijer's Blog

I had the honor to bring Tom Kenyon and Judi to their hotel in Barcelona and decided to stay over one night. To see something of this beautiful, lovely, lively, city.

First of all the Ramblas. So colorful. Lined with restaurants and stalls selling magazines in the evening and flowers in the morning. Lined with theaters, palaces, galleries, markets, churches and shops. Full of the most beautiful girls showing off to who-ever is watching them. And full of all kind of art expressions. A city of small streets, nice squares, beautiful churches, various museums and of course the famous works of Gaudi. A city full of tourists, mostly young people, riding carefree on hired bikes. And a city that is kept very clean by lots of workers.

Or the rocks of Brittany. The menhirs and standing stones of this beautiful, ancient land. There is even a book describing most of these stones, called “Au Pays des Megaliths.”

Let us start with one of my favorites. It’s called ‘La Roche aux Fées. The largest dolmen in France, so they say. Huge, magnificent, impressive. Surrounded by chestnut trees. Maybe it was in the past covered with land and grass like Newgrainge in Ireland. We don’t know. Then we drove to our B & B located in the magic forest of Broceliande.

Every year, every time, I discover something new. Like this time. The wonderful, magical caves called ‘Les Grandes Canalettes,’ just outside the walled city of Villefrance de Conflent, on the road to Vernet-les-Bains.

What a beauty. So well indicated, so joyful lighted, so accessible for the public. It was a fantastic experience. I need not say much any more. The pictures will speak for themselves.

And Jan Cercone made it even more special, even more beautiful, by singing ‘Ave Maria’ on the music that was played in the cave.

Enjoy, dear friends, enjoy.

The festival of Sarah. The festival of the gypsies. I went there with my American friends. The friends of the ‘sacred femininity.’ I dropped them in the middle of the village and then drove about 4 kilometers to the east, to park the car. It was full that day, mud full. It took me almost an hour to walk back to the center of the village.

I am happy that my book "De Orbs Evolutie" (only in Dutch edition) is now available on Amazon as Kindle e-book. It will be ready for purchase soon. Enjoy~